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Re: Halo isn't fun to watch...
Posted By: DEEP NNN <deep_nnn@hotmail.com>	Date: 4/28/12 9:49 a.m.
In Response To: Halo isn't fun to watch... (davidfuchs) : ...because it's not built as a spectator sport. I can watch it and have no : real clue about what's going on due to its limited perspective that hops : from player to player. I think MLG in particular is boring because the : actual gameplay is stripped down and less interesting in the name of : competitiveness. : A game like Starcraft might lack the "immediacy" of a Halo game, : but it's proved far and away more popular. That's in part because it's : easy to see most of the battlefield and there's a thrill to being able to : see more than one player's perspective--you can see when one player is : blundering into a trap, or you can see the sneak attack the other player : isn't expecting, etc. I enjoy watching REACH when being played normally. It's the watered down MLG presentation I find boring. Perhaps your Starcraft example can be learned from. What if for example Halo CTF were broken down into distinct phases which could be explained to the audience. Offensive setup, Defensive setup, and Engagement which does not begin for X seconds after gamestart. Each phase could be commented on. A first person or third person view could be used. It's reasonable to use first person perspective since no one can reasonably watch all the activity all of the time in most sports.

Message Index

MLG no longer having Halo at live events	RC Master	4/28/12 1:16 a.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	Quirel	4/28/12 1:29 a.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	Phoenix_9286	4/28/12 1:38 a.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	bryan newman	4/28/12 1:38 a.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	RC Master	4/28/12 1:40 a.m.
You are right... I forgot some people...	bryan newman	4/28/12 2:57 p.m.
Re: You are right... I forgot some people...	SonofMacPhisto	4/28/12 3:30 p.m.
Re: You are right... I forgot some people...	RC Master	4/28/12 8:52 p.m.
Re: You are right... I forgot some people...	bryan newman	4/28/12 9:08 p.m.
Re: You are right... I forgot some people...	RC Master	4/28/12 11:07 p.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	sithhead	4/28/12 1:49 a.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	Leviathan	4/28/12 2:01 a.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	Leviathan	4/28/12 1:51 a.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	RC Master	4/28/12 2:02 a.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	Leviathan	4/28/12 2:10 a.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	DEEP NNN	4/28/12 7:37 a.m.
Halo isn't fun to watch...	davidfuchs	4/28/12 8:16 a.m.
Re: Halo isn't fun to watch...	DEEP NNN	4/28/12 9:49 a.m.
arena football is more competitive than NFL	kidtsunami	4/28/12 10:54 p.m.
Re: arena football is more competitive than NFL	DEEP NNN	4/29/12 7:21 a.m.
good point *NM*	kidtsunami	4/30/12 1:47 a.m.
Re: arena football is more competitive than NFL	Cody Miller	4/29/12 10:49 a.m.
Re: arena football is more competitive than NFL	kidtsunami	4/30/12 1:46 a.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	4/28/12 9:42 a.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	Ragashingo	4/28/12 2:01 a.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	DEEP NNN	4/28/12 7:55 a.m.
Re: MLG no longer having Halo at live events	kidtsunami	4/29/12 1:16 a.m.
I'll just leave this here.	MoltenSlowa	4/28/12 8:36 a.m.
EXCELLENT link.	GrimBrother One	4/28/12 10:13 a.m.
Re: I'll just leave this here.	DEEP NNN	4/28/12 10:22 a.m.
What Grim said. *NM*	Kermit	4/28/12 10:28 a.m.
Re: I'll just leave this here.	Kalamari	4/28/12 11:31 a.m.
Re: I'll just leave this here.	serpx	4/29/12 7:18 p.m.
So? *NM*	SonGoharotto	4/28/12 9:07 a.m.
wait what?	iForge	4/28/12 10:34 a.m.
Re: wait what?	RC Master	4/28/12 10:55 a.m.
Re: wait what?	Joony Joon	4/28/12 10:57 a.m.
Re: wait what?	iForge	4/28/12 5:50 p.m.
Re: wait what?	BlueTyphoid	4/29/12 11:01 a.m.